Oct. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1251
Declaring a Reserve in Dunedin to be a Recreation-ground.
Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by "The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1885," I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare
the piece or parcel of land hereinafter described to be a
public reserve for purposes of public recreation within the
meaning of "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," and any Acts
amending the same, namely, all that parcel of land situate
in the City of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago,
containing by admeasurement one acre three roods thirty-
three and two-tenths perches, more or less. Bounded as
follows: Commencing at a point in the line of the western
side of Cumberland Street, the said point being distant one thousand one hundred and ninety links from the
south side of Stuart Street measured in a south-westerly
direction along the said line of the western side of Cumberland Street; thence in a south-westerly direction, six hundred
and thirty-six and four-tenths links; thence in a south-
westerly direction, two hundred and ten links; thence in a
south-easterly direction, four hundred and fifty links; thence
in a north-easterly direction, six hundred and sixty links, to
the commencing point: as the same is more particularly
delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 13087, deposited in
the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Minister of Lands.)
Declaring Mataura Reserve to be under the Provisions of
"The Public Domains Act, 1881."
Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by "The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1885," I, William Francis Drummond Jervois,
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare
the following land to be subject to the provisions of "The
Public Domains Act, 1881," namely, Section number thirteen,
Block twelve, Town of Mataura, containing four acres three
roods thirty-four perches, as described in the Second Schedule
to "The Mataura Reserves Act, 1878," to be managed by the
Mataura Town Board under a delegation, in terms of the
twelfth section of "The Public Domains Act, 1881," aforesaid.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Minister of Lands.)
Vesting a Reserve in Southland.
Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by "The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1885," I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance of the provisions of "The Public Reserves Act, 1881,"
vest the following land in the Mataura Town Board, in trust
for the Mataura Pastoral Society, namely, Section number
fourteen, Block twelve, Town of Mataura, containing five
acres one rood thirty-four perches, as described in the Third
Schedule to "The Mataura Reserves Act, 1878."
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Minister of Lands.)
Regulations for the Leasing of Land.
Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
IN pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested
by the fourth section of "The Land Act, 1885," I, William
Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations for
the Land District of Nelson, to come into operation on the
first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.
LEASES UNDER "THE LAND ACT, 1885."

1. ALL persons desiring leases of unoccupied portions of
   Crown lands (not exceeding 320 acres) shall lodge with the
   Commissioner of Crown Lands an application and description thereof in the form or to the effect of the First Schedule
   hereto, and shall at the time of lodging such application pay
   to the Receiver of Land Revenue a deposit of 1s. 9d. per
   acre towards the expense of the survey for every acre of the
   land so applied for. No deposit in any case shall be less
   than £5.
2. The deposit so paid shall be placed to the credit of the
   applicant, and applied, first, towards the expenses of such
   survey and the publication of the notice hereafter mentioned; and if there shall be any surplus the same shall be
   applied towards the payment of any rent payable in respect
   of the land applied for.
3. If the application is refused by the Board, the amount
   of deposit paid in respect of such application shall be repaid
   to the applicant.
4. Before any application for a lease shall be granted by
   the Board, the Commissioner shall publish in some newspaper circulating in the district, once in each week for two
   consecutive weeks, a notice setting forth particulars of the
   application in such form as the Commissioner shall consider
   best.
5. All sections of land to be leased shall, as far as the
   features of the country will admit, and, except in the case
   of natural boundaries, be of a rectangular form; and no
   section shall be laid off in such manner as, in the opinion of
   the Board, to render less available for sale or lease, or
   injuriously to affect in value, any other Crown lands.
6. As soon as conveniently may be after the survey and
   determination of the rent, a lease executed by the Commissioner may be issued by the Board to the applicant, but
   no lease shall be executed by the Commissioner until the
   Board has approved thereof. The lessee shall then execute
   a counterpart thereof, and pay for such lease the sum of
   £1 1s. Every lease shall be in the form or to the effect in
   the Second Schedule hereto, and contain the covenants and
   provisions therein set forth.
7. If any applicant shall withdraw his application, or shall
   fail to sign and execute the counterpart of his lease for the
   space of three calendar months after notice shall have been
   given that the same is ready for signature, he shall forfeit
   his right to such lease, as well as any deposit he shall have
   paid at the time of making his application. Any such notice
   may be delivered personally, or sent by post, addressed to the
   last known place of abode or business of the applicant, or
   published in some newspaper circulating in the district.
8. It shall be lawful for the Board, at any time before the
   execution of any such lease, to exclude from the land proposed to be comprised therein any land which to them may
   appear suitable for any of the purposes, whether temporary
   or permanent, for which Crown lands may from time to time
   be reserved according to any law for the time being in force.
9. Particulars of every assignment whereby the land demised by any lease or any part thereof, or the estate or
   interest of the lessee therein, is transferred, shall be recorded
   in such manner as the Commissioner thinks best, and the
   instrument of transfer shall be produced to the Commissioner for that purpose within one month from the date
   thereof. Upon recording any assignment the Commissioner
   shall indorse on the instrument of transfer a certificate or
   memorandum that the same has been recorded, and there
   shall be paid in respect of any such certificate or memorandum
   a fee of £1 1s.: Provided that no assignment or transfer of
   a part of a leasehold shall be made, and no assignment or
   transfer of the entirety of a leasehold shall take effect,
   without the consent of the Crown Lands Commissioner.
10. All rents or moneys payable under or in respect of any
    lease shall be due and paid annually in advance on the 1st
    day of January in each year of the term of lease: Provided
    always that one full year's rent shall be paid at the time of
    issue on all leases issued prior to the 30th day of June
    in any year, and one-half year's rent shall be paid on leases
    issued subsequent to the 30th day of June in any year.
    FIRST SCHEDULE.
    APPLICATION FOR LEASE.
    To the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Land District of Nelson.
    I HEREBY apply for a lease under "The Land Act, 1885,
    Appendix C, section 8, of the land the particulars of which
    are as follow:—
    District:
    Boundaries:
    Description:
    Acreage:
    Deposit: £
    Signature in full:
    Residence:
    Occupation:
    Date: